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Which team was the most impressive in the Georgia Dome this weekend?
It’s the championship round of HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS. This weekend, AJC high schools beat writer Michael Carvell welcomes discussion about the two days of state championship games at the Georgia Dome.
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Here are the state finals games you can find stories and photos from this weekend on ajc.com…
Class A Championship: Clinch County bests Savannah Christian | Photos
Class AA Championship: Buford beats Calhoun in OT | Photos
Class AAA Championship: Carrollton falls to Sandy Creek | Photos
Class AAAA Championship: Chattahoochee tops Starr’s Mill for title | Photos
Class AAAAA Championship: Brookwood romps past Colquitt County | Photos
RELATED: Here’s a list of 10 football prospects to watch this weekend at the Georgia Dome. Click here
Championship topic: WHICH TEAM WAS MOST IMPRESSIVE?
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Patriot Power
December 11th, 2010
11:31 pm
Nothing against North GA, but Sandy Creek does not consider itself North Georgia. We are West Central Georgia with teams like Newnan, LaGrange, Griffin, East Coweta, Starr’s Mill, Whitewater, and Carrollton. You need to be in Atlanta or north of I-20 to be North GA. That you have to be either North or South is a false dichotomy.
grayram
December 11th, 2010
11:32 pm
I think North Warner Robins is moving down to AAA also next year or two years maybe.
south Georgia law
December 11th, 2010
11:33 pm
Uh yeah we consider everything north of Columbus NORTH GEORGIA :-/
grayram
December 11th, 2010
11:36 pm
If Lowndes had only got to play..If Valdosta didn’t have to play in the rain.if if if
grayram
December 11th, 2010
11:39 pm
@Patriot Power
There are people who live a mile or two from your school and work in Marietta. You are North enough.
Brookwood BMF
December 11th, 2010
11:41 pm
So Mr. Lowndes, I guess you’re saying Brookwood doesn’t deserve to be state champs, that that title should belong to Lowndes? Is that what you’re saying? Maybe you should call the Georgia High School Athletic Association and appeal. Tell them the trophy should be Lowndes because Brookwood doesn’t deserve it. What about North Gwinnett? Maybe they deserve it more? Or Collins Hill, or Hillgrove, or Camden? Just not Brookwood. Is that what you are saying? Brookwood is not good enough? I beg to differ Mr. Lowndes. I say Brookwood is the best AAAAA team in Georgia, period.
Blake
December 11th, 2010
11:42 pm
Everybody was sayin’ how Colquitt was gonna run all over Brookwood.I kept telling everybody not to underestimate Brookwood.I’ve been watching this team and they find a way to win…just like the Atlanta Falcons.Now all you smack talkin’ region 1 fans can get on the bus and head back to Moultrie.The trophy Is back In Gwinnett County.Yeah…we know how region 1 plays football but we’ve learned how to play smashmouth football too!
Blake
December 11th, 2010
11:44 pm
We just put up 52 on Colquitt County and they we’re supposed to run us outta the dome!
GwinnettDad
December 11th, 2010
11:44 pm
@Grayram, yeah, who can figure? Comparable scores really don’t mean anything. Valdosta scored all those points on Colquitt, but gets shut out by Grayson, then Grayson loses to Colquitt. So the folks that claim that Lowndes would beat Brookwood because Lowndes beat Colquitt simply have nothing to go on. But watch the dreamers dream. I’d rather be the among the actual winners.
Back to Back only counts in the same classification
December 11th, 2010
11:44 pm
Sandy Creek is north of the gnat line and that means they are in North Georgia. They sure aren’t Central Georgia because the neither the Macon Media nor the Columbus Media covers them. Grayram, you are 100% correct about the Marietta reference – I see Sandy Creek logos in the parking lot at work……..
Patriot Power
December 11th, 2010
11:49 pm
@moronic fool: We have always been a small AAAA school. We lost 250 students from the previous year which put us in AAA classification – no “appealing” involved. In retrospect, we might have preferred to stay in AAAA because it was much easier to win than AAA. Overall, the teams in AAA are tougher around the state than AAAA. We know, we have played in both recently. It would have been easier to repeat in AAAA. All of the other 4 high schools in our county are AAAA and were in the same region as us (along with Northgate in Coweta), so drives to games were great and we tended to dominate them.
If our population grows, we will move back up to AAAA. Although, I hope we stay in AAA for a while and build rivalries with awesome teams like Carrollton and Peach County.
We’ll take our small stadium, our crappy field, and our two championship rings any day over what you have. Go Creek.
gasouthboy
December 11th, 2010
11:52 pm
is hooch going to be loaded next year
Patriot Power
December 12th, 2010
12:04 am
You can “call” us whatever you like, but we reject the North GA label. We are West Central Georgia. There is a University of WEST Georgia in nearby Carroll County. People don’t drive to Sandy Creek to see the leaves change in the fall. If you divide the state equally into three vertically stacked regions based on population (not area), Sandy Creek would be in the middle one. People in Fayette and Coweta take long commutes to get to work. The whole North vs. South thing is stupid anyway, so that is another reason why we refuse to identify with either.
Quinn of the Ridge
December 12th, 2010
12:04 am
To everyone, and the regulars, AVikingFan, EagleNationRIsing, SportsFan, Suwanee 0wnz, Bulldawg Bite, what a pleasure it was again to discuss the great game of football this year. Congrats to Brookwood, and although the Lions had a miserable second half of the season, I look forward to next year. August 20th, against Walton in the Dome. I can’t wait for 2011, GOOOOO LIONS!!!!
wolfbait67
December 12th, 2010
12:06 am
Gwinnett County split….Wolves take North title, Broncos take South title (that is, Gwinnett County…congrats on a through victory…very storied program, the Brookwood Community is to be congrats for the show of support…hope to see you here again next year…wolf wolf…Merry Christmas
First Down CREEK!!!!!
December 12th, 2010
12:21 am
The Sandy Creek kids didn’t ask to be in AAA. They went out on the field and won all of their games just as they did last year. Though classifications mean a lot to you, it doesn’t change the fact that they just won for the second year in a row. They will be in the hunt next year as well. The entire offensive line will be back and this years freshman team was very good as well.
bad brad
December 12th, 2010
12:30 am
@jacket31,
I TOLD YOU SO. Our defense won the game. Our special team/punt return set up the first score, then that pass from Bell to Chisum was the gravy. Better luck next time. The celebration continues in Tyrone.
rhann
December 12th, 2010
12:41 am
carrolton would have lost to burke co. if they lost the coin toss. Go BEARS!
rhann
December 12th, 2010
12:44 am
and my opinion on Gwinett Co. football? Money talks….. Keep thinking ya’ll play good football.. South Ga. rules.. Keep buying players you bunch of snobs
rhann
December 12th, 2010
12:48 am
As for chatahoochee??? What a joke… Statesboro won that game
Fred
December 12th, 2010
12:53 am
I’ve been trying to figure out a way to sum up and I guess the best way is to just say “WOW!” The season unfolded very differently than many predicted in the beginning. As several of us have said, any given night and that’s why they play the game. I like what I see in Gwinnett football. I think there will be several contenders from Gwinnett next year similar to this year. I like the rivalry between “North” and “South” and just wish everyone would recognize that all areas have their issues even if they are not the same. I think I will be going through withdrawal symptoms next week as I won’t know what to do on Friday nights!
Everyone have safe travels over the holidays and I look forward to our friendly jousts next year!
maddball
December 12th, 2010
12:54 am
congratulation to brookwood on winning the championship..it was a great game minus all the turnovers we had…609yds of offense to 320yds & didnt win the game is kinda hard 2 swallow…but when its all said & done yall are the champs…you beat a great team…& we have nothing 2 be ashamed of…ONCE AGAIN CONGRATULATION 2 YALL…TO ALL THE PACKER FANS…HAVE A SAFE TRIP 2 MOULTRIE……OH 2 BLAKE & GWINNETT DAD…ITS BEEN GREAT INTERACTING WITH YALL….YALL ARE SOME TRUE FANS…HOPE 2 SEE YOU NEXT YEAR….HAPPY HOLIDAYS 2 YALL
rhann
December 12th, 2010
12:59 am
they buy players from all over the country… it’s a godamned joke.. gwinnett co. is a bunch of white people rooting for ________
rhann
December 12th, 2010
1:05 am
Buford=Joke…. Weslyan=Joke… This is not college, this is high school football… Please someone put a stop to all this recruiting bs.. What a joke…
BAN the WHINERS
December 12th, 2010
1:10 am
I hope rhan gets banned first…..whiner.
Camden74
December 12th, 2010
1:15 am
Congratulation to Brookwood, you earned it!
Gwinnett's Finest
December 12th, 2010
1:22 am
SO everyone got to finally see that Region 1 is as overrated as all of us here in Gwinnett said they are. They are classless thugs with overrated coaches and will never be up to the caliber of Gwinnett County schools. Lowndes Valdosta and Colquitt won’t even see the quarters next season because Gwinnett will dominate like they always do! Suck on that Region 1!
TS
December 12th, 2010
1:37 am
Colquitt or how ever u spell it wasnt ready
u dont come in to play with 5 losses and expect to b champs
king n dat other RB are nice but our Bwood RBs are great as well. And our defense is way better then theirs thats y there was turnovers cuz of defenses. Yall had more big plaays n more yards since yall were on the field much more..
Yall hype for nothin lol have fun cryin on da way bak to whereeva da hell yall from lol
pceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee
Blake
December 12th, 2010
1:57 am
Thanks Maddball for showing some class.And congratulations to Colquitt for being State runners up.Happy holiday and ya’ll have a great pair of running backs too! Look me up for that hand shake bro!
P. Bull Terrier
December 12th, 2010
2:04 am
What a game in the AAAAA Final! Colquitt’s offense showed that they deserved to be in the final. You have to give credit to Colquitt for playing their hearts out until the end and to their fans for the number of them who made the drive to Atlanta to support their team.
Say what you will about Probst, but going for it on 4th down from their own 26 near the end of the 1st half was a gutsy call that should have been a game changer. Come up short and Brookwood is already in field goal range and likely would have started the 2nd half with a 3 score lead and the ball in their hands. Picking up the 1st down at that point, and finishing the drive with a touchdown with the clock at 0:00 put Colquitt back in the game.
With all that said, Brookwood showed why the deserved to be State Champions. Their offense was almost unstoppable and the defense made enough big plays to keep them ahead. Fans from Lowndes and everywhere else can make all the claims they want, but Brookwood beat all 3 of the other teams who made the final 4 this season (Collins Hill & Grayson in the regular season and Colquitt tonight) and won the big game on the field. That’s more than anyone else can say.
BROOKWOOD MOM
December 12th, 2010
2:04 am
GREAT JOB BROOKWOOD!! I knew you guys could do it!! I am very proud of you:)
maddball
December 12th, 2010
2:13 am
@BLAKE….NO DOUBT BROTHER…YALL ARE THE CHAMPS!!!!!! CONGRATULATION
maddball
December 12th, 2010
2:27 am
@ TS…YOUR BEST PLAYER WAS YOUR KICKER YANG WHETHER YOU KNOW IT OR NOT……..EVERY KO,,,HE KICKED IT THROUGH THE ENDZONE PREVENTING US FROM GETTING NO RUN BACK AT ALL…..EVERY DRIVE STARTED AT THE 20YD LINE FOR US…YES BW HAS SOME GREAT PLAYERS…DONT TAKE NOTHING AWAY FROM THEM…BUT YOUR KICKER WAS BW…MVP….SAY WHAT YOU WANT,,,BUT THOSE ARE THE FACTS…IF WE’D HAD ANY TYPES OF RUN BACK ON THE KICKOFF,,,THE GAME WOULD OF PROBABLY BEEN A LITTLE DIFFERENT…PROBABLY NOT…YANG YOUR KICKER IS A MONSTER…..HE WAS THE 1 THAT BEAT US…& & AS FAR AS US NOT BEING READY 2 PLAY IN THE CHAMPIONSHIP GAME BC OF OUR 5 LOSES IS A IDIOTIC STATEMENT.THE PACKERS HAD 609YDS OF OFFENSE…..WE JUST HAD SOME CRUCIAL TURNOVERS AT THE WRONG TIME
maddball
December 12th, 2010
2:38 am
@GWINNETT”S FINEST…YOU DO A LOTTA BIG TALK 4 A SMALL MIND….REGION 1 ISNT OVERRATED…ITS A TOUGH REGION WHICH I FEEL YOU KNOW THAT,BUT ONLY SAYING THAT BC LOWNDES,VALDOSTA & CC LOST…..& AS FAR AS THE 3 WONT MAKE IT 2 THE QUARTER FINALS NEXT YEAR…..MY RESPOND IS THAT YOU WONT BET NOTHING BROTHER!!!!!!! WHAT YOU REALLY MEANT 2 SAY IS THAT YOU HOPE THAT THE 3 DONT MAKE IT 2 THE QUARTER FINALS
TS
December 12th, 2010
2:42 am
yuh eric yang been doin that all season
teams dont even get a chance to return kicks
n his FG range is crazy
but yuh overall bwood got 2 nice Rbs jus like yall
n our D is better i believe but yeah high scoring game
Suwanee 0wnz
December 12th, 2010
2:43 am
Congratulations to Brookwood and Buford and all the State Champions. Awesome football games! To recap, with 20 High Schools in Gwinnett, we have less than 5% of the High Schools in the State, but 40% of the State Football Champions.
Now I really have to congratulate the Colquitt County Packers for being the only team from 1AAAAA who was not eliminated from the playoffs the first time they faced a Gwinnett County opponent. Of course their wins against Gwinnett were against a #4 and a #3 seed, but they were still wins. Ultimately they learned what most of us already know, it is almost impossible to win 3 games in a row against Gwinnett County football teams. Welcome to the Gwinnett County grinder, better luck next time.
It is fantastic to see the Brookwood program cap off years of excellence with another state title. In recent years I heard plenty of grumbling that Coach Crews could not do more with so much talent coming up through the Brookwood system. Nice job silencing your critics Coach!
I was very impressed with ALL of the athletes this year, including those who did not win at the dome. There were thousands of athletes who thrilled us with their performances. What a treat to watch Georgia High School football. Now it is on to girls’ Basketball for everyone. Thanks to all the posters on the board who offered such interesting insights into their teams.
maddball
December 12th, 2010
2:51 am
@TS….YEA YALL DEFENSE IS A LOT BETTER THAN OURS…..IT WILL BE TOUGH NEXT YEAR,BC MOST OF THEM ARE SO & JRS…WE LOST A LOT OF GOOD PLAYERS LAST YEAR & WE WAS IN THE REBUILDING STAGE THIS YEAR…WE’LL BE TOUGH NEXT YEAR
maddball
December 12th, 2010
3:00 am
@ SUWANEE OWNZ……….YEA WE WAS TRYING 2 GO 4 A SWEEP OF GWINNETT …BUT CAME UP A LIL SHORT OF THE GLORY……THE #3 & 4 SEEDS WE BEAT WASNT NO PUSHOVER EITHER.MILLCREEK & GRAYSON WAS OUTSTANDING FB TEAMS……SOMETIMES THE # 3 & 4 SEED ARE THE TOUGHEST TEAMS…..LOOK AT US…WE WAS A # 3 SEED….MADE IT 2 THE FINALS
GwinnettDad
December 12th, 2010
4:02 am
To be honest, I must say that when I looked at the brackets and saw that BW was going to have to beat Camden, then Lowndes, then North Gwinnett. which has beaten BW the last six time they’ve played, I didn’t think BW’s chances were very good. But each team ended up losing eventually before BW played them. So remember, one would rather be lucky than good. One way or the other, it’s the results on the field tha matter, and that makes BW AAAAA Champions.
maddball, thanks for the class. The good fans have it.
Snoopy
December 12th, 2010
5:31 am
Congratulations to The Broncos & Wolves of Brookwood & Buford, respectively…
Been saying ALL season that Gwinnett is the BEST football playing COUNTY in the entire USA!!!
Haters – Keep on hatin… More of the same next season
Then there needs to be a “Battle of Gwinnett”…. Play the game at Brookwood Community Stadium… Sell 12,000 tix at $10 each… Give Buford & Brookwood schools $30,000. each.. After security, etc (about $7,5000) divide the $$$ amongst the remainder of the Gwinnett Co schools
DeeDawg
December 12th, 2010
5:40 am
Oh well…so much for south GA football dominance, Looks like all state title holders this year are north of Macon, except Clinch County. Great season!
AAAAA football fan
December 12th, 2010
6:16 am
Kudos to Brookwood. Great season. Great finish. Well deserved. Colquitt good season. Rode your wagon even when you started slow. Knew you had the talent to get to title game.
Colquitt 28 Seniors, all backfield, all O line, all D Line and d Backs. Capable replacements though, young team this year with talented seniors.
Brookwood: Talented group of Seniors will have to be replaced.. Lose QB , but O-line was young. D was Senior laden, but have capable replacements.
vikingsrule
December 12th, 2010
6:43 am
Congratulations Brookwood, you beat the third best team in region 1.
Brwil6
December 12th, 2010
7:51 am
………Hold on Rhann. Stateboro is a fine team…..probably top 3 in AAAA. But, don’t take away anything from Chattahoochee. Hooch had 2 drives down to the 5 yd line that didn’t convert to a TD.
Paddy
December 12th, 2010
7:56 am
vikingsrule….I also congratulate Brookwood on their well deserved victory.
Packer Proud
December 12th, 2010
8:34 am
Gwinnetts Finest- Classless thugs? Ha please give me an example of how WE are classless thugs! Our boys did nothing but play their hearts out on that field and were crying at the end is that classless? Yea we lost and yea im upset but who wouldnt be…the game is over though…are you seriously still talking trash? And you could let me know how many state championships region 1 has compared to all the other regions because I believe region 1 has dominated high school football for the past 20 years or so…correct me if i’m wrong. Brookwood played a good game congrats to them. We did have a few mistakes but hey when the refs aren’t on your side how can you win?
yo
December 12th, 2010
8:36 am
Says a lot about the state of football in AAAAA this year when the state champ gives “over” 600 yards of offense in the championship game.
However, congrats Brookwood..you won the last game of the year.
State Champs
Kell Dad
December 12th, 2010
8:57 am
Well an amazing year has come to an end. Is it possible that all the nasty negativety will come to an end… GA has a great history in HS football, not just south GA. AAAA, AAAAA titles both belong to the Metro area, I believe the quote was silver spooned sissys several weeks ago!!!!! Now South GA has great teams and a strong history absolutely… But lets get over the thought that South GA is far better the the metro area or North GA… and these referenced araes can’t compete. They did and they won case closed…
All of GA is strong, and we need to respect each and every team regardless of geographical locations. I’m proud of my Longhorns they gave their all and lost to statesboro who played better than us that night. I’m proud of each and every team that played regardless of the W or L, North or South. These are HS athletes and tought to play fair and hard, a lesson needed for some parents.
Congratulations to ALL the newly Crowned State Champions on all levels as well as to all teams and players that have given us an amazing year of Football.
Looking forward to next year already.
Hook’em Horns.
Kell Dad
One On One With The Great One
December 12th, 2010
8:59 am
Ok Buford.. You proved yourself in AA time for you all to play up like some schools. Please Please play up. Or you can stay in AA and dominate like you have. this is not knocking your program you have wonderful football players, but now it’s time to step up to some competition.
kell fan
December 12th, 2010
9:13 am
not taking anything away from hooch or starrsmill there two great football teams but the one thing i did notice was both teams had 30 or more seniors on there teams. thats a good thing for kell next year we will have 30 or more seniors. Congradulations to both teams on a great season. see you next year!